"This car is another milestone on our way to having attractive niche-models account for around 20 percent of our product range," explains Carl-Peter Forster, Chairman and Managing Director of the Adam Opel AG. "With its retractable-roof, the Opel coupe-roadster promises buyers lots of fun."

The French coachbuilder, Groupe Henri Heuliez S.A., will build the new Opel. The name will be announced at a later date.